- decently
- adverb see decent
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
decently
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decently — index fairly (moderately) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
decently — adv. Decently is used with these verbs: ↑dress … Collocations dictionary
decently — decent ► ADJECTIVE 1) conforming with generally accepted standards of morality or respectability. 2) of an acceptable standard. 3) Brit. informal kind or generous. DERIVATIVES decently adverb. ORIGIN from Latin decere to be fit … English terms dictionary
decently — adverb 1. in a decent manner (Freq. 1) they don t know how to dress decently • Ant: ↑indecently • Derived from adjective: ↑decent 2. in the right manner please do your job properly! … Useful english dictionary
Decently — decent de cent (d[=e] sent), a. [L. decens, decentis, p. pr. of decere to be fitting or becoming; akin to decus glory, honor, ornament, Gr. dokei^n to seem good, to seem, think; cf. Skr. d[=a][,c] to grant, to give; and perh. akin to E. attire,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
decently — See decent. * * * … Universalium
decently — adverb In a decent manner; <!other wording … Wiktionary
decently — Synonyms and related words: acceptably, adequately, advantageously, advisably, aesthetically, appropriately, artistically, becomingly, blamelessly, congruously, conscientiously, conveniently, correctly, decorously, desirably, elegantly, erectly,… … Moby Thesaurus
decently — adv. modestly; respectably; in a proper manner … English contemporary dictionary
decently — de·cent·ly … English syllables
